, 1887-08-18


money get in and take advantage OF
the bargains that the house is now OIL
foring,
II looks now as though Glen. Curry
would have a. car load OF truck to ship
from this city to the st. Louis encamp-
ment exhibit, and it will be " display
that will make every farmer in the
Mississippi valley wish he was living
III Spokane county.
Another funeral occurred yesterday.
These sad events are becoming en-
tirely too frequent 1t is evident that
the people of Spokane Falls are not
enjoying that immunity from sickness
that has heretofore given the city u
reputation as health resort.
About time for the Comet hose team
to commence lmbering up. The
friends OF the fire department want to
see the boys get away with the per-
simmons, but it will require careful
practice to knock out some of the
teams that will show up here ut the
| tournament.
Yesterday Chief Warren made n
thorough inspection of the river east
of town for the purpose Of ascertain
ing if the body of the man supposed
| to have been murdered east OF Ross
park was anchored in the stream. 1t
is pleasant to know that his search
was unsuccessful.
A Walla Walla paper brags of an ice
cream dealer who sold three gallons OF
cream in one day recently. This is
evidence OF lack of gallantry, or OF
funds, among the young men of Walla
Walla. There are two or three ice
cream parlors in this city, and it is
nothing unusual for each Of them tC
dispose Of ten gallons Il day.
Lutte Nash and Fred Marvin left yes
terday for Madison, Wis, where they
enter tho state university at that place
After finishing his course of study al
that school, young Nash will complete
his education at Yale or Harvard, hi:
father, Col. H. b. Nash, intending that
his son shall have II thorough educn
ton.
What Is needed here to make Spo
kane Falls is smelter. Get one il
operation once, no matter how small
and others will rapidly spring up Ia
coma and Portland are making great
efforts to secure smelter. This is th'
best Location for an industry of tn
kind, aud our people should benz
every energy to secure one.
A great deal of annoyance was ex
periencel last evening by parties VIII,
had purchased reserved seats failing t,
secure tho same. We do not kno,
where The fault is, but it exists some
where, !, When a man buys n seat il
advance he lis entitled TO 1t, ana p.rtio
ular care should be exercised by til
ushers in properly seating people.
Charley O'Neill, one of the part
robbed near Thompson Falls, is
prominent attorney at Murray an
numbers many friends III this city
Mr.. O'Neill will entertain the boys OF
his next visit down here telling then
how it feels to look into the muzzle G
a rifle while dorbting the friendship {
the man whose finger is on the trigger
Ashley G. Clarke, civil and mechan
cal engineers, have opened an Office il
Cannon's block, up stairs. They ar
also agents for engines, boilers, say
mills, etc, from the best houses in tin
country. They will not only be foun
courteous men to do business will
but socially both members OF the fir
are clever, genial gentlemen whom
, is n pleasure to meet.
DIR. Edwards is just in from the Sa
mon river mines. The doctor is ell
tbusiastic over the prospects of thg
great camp. He reports that men ~
working hard developing THEN claim
and fine bodies of ore have been strucl
1t is evident from the discover,
made in that district that Salmo
river will OF a great camp next seasol
Dr. Edwards will rcturn in ~ fe
| days and will pobably remain at IL
mines all winter.